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DEMORANDGY Poa, Deputy Diveeeoy (Plana)

 SURJECT ! “Repore @n Cuban Cperattene

fer verted 2-15 Saptanbar 6) -

Thie tg tho S@2oad Sumary repo: e of SCL vi ties 1 Cohan

Sperations, ang fOvers the period 1e15 Septerier 1962, Tits
Fepore with eonsivt of a breakdown Of such operations Leto the

, PFinctpal eatessrtas ‘af ex tivity,

As ZI-CR pcetviey

2. puont setivition J Deve loneents

8o. There was a Stal of @ighteey azeats within Cuba at
. the begiming of the Foportiny perisg bead eelen tye femy
by the P8tiod's close, : .

be. Coment: o¢ the sever asenta eispercned legally
Castro eTOupe, S2eivities at the gizpare aed ney
_®atreez intro. the diglewatie Concunl py,

S. Four agents pare recerulted ang CWO agents werg ternie
nated turing the Paricd, :

qd. In tceperation with the Corman ce2k, up heve toitiated
® eperation to debriat futhan SalLors wo Peas tirough

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tho qrea. Cloaraneas have boen obtained fer two

Cubans who will sce aa coordinstera for the operation,

Qe. AVCELE=1, @ Uruguayan diplemat, has.been recruited
‘end has agreed to act as a courier for the intel see
1 in Ceba. The agent is ‘currently on his way to Cuba -

“wie boat.
‘AHOT-34, the princtpal ageit/ operater, wing aignal.

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plan OOADI“, returned to Cuba via legal seans on 6
beptesber and was ofice again in radio commaication
with ue as ef Ut september, fis fa in contact with
APVEDHeL, the principal agent of what rexains of our
intelligence cet {n Cuba, —

Control of tha cGARIZ W/T comnication Link was

| paseed te WAVE from Neadyuartors offastive 14 Sep.

tonbot. 0
AMPALN<] was dispatehed. to Ceveva te attexpe to LS

recruit Raul CErtR) Beailla, Minteter of the Sational

Rank of Cuba, who ts presently attending tho sugar
conference in Switrerlend, —
Jesus LOPEZ Cuerrara, Cobaa airline pilot who ia
@isaftected with tire Castre regina, 12 in oontace
with the Madrid station and has agreed to cooperate
and rezain in place. . oe

Atrangeuomts are being wade for a technical survail~
lente of the cherge office in the Cuban Enbase7, ;

Montevideo,

B. Yropaganda activity
Ll. Halor Efforts

Eperation Rolivar. Gesigned to place sixty atudent/
azents of the Direeterio kevolacionario Fstudtaatit
(23%) axtle group te aofversitios througheut the
Soetern Reaisphere, Frezresa; Turea in placa and
twenty-one ara processing,

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Epexation Virgen del Cova, poalgned. to explelt the
& .epteabec emmiversary Of tha Cuban patron saint ag
a day of sourning expressing oppeastion to Castro's
attacke upon the church, religious freedon,. and Coben
freadon, trograss: Ali local and testecn Vestephere
aucets alerted for the 8 sepheuier campaign, izty-
ftve thousand pieces of propaganda were distributed
for aaitiag tbreugnosr Retin. Asertea., The Cruzada
Foutalna Cabana (CC) witan's group seat atghe eablos
and 130 letters in the Latin azerican area... Through
ta joint efforts of the CPC and Catholica, ness gud
beredictton eervicas wore held sofory 25,080 veople

| in the Hani stédies, It was seid to be « hage seecoss,

After the reaent Castro exceations, aa emesty cazpaign
waa inittated oa tohalf of politizel and siltcary - .

haonere, LTroezreas: Oua. hundred and eiehe eables —
aod 226 letters vores. sent. te Latia Averica ’y the Coben
affillata greups.. 7 : ; ae

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The gvenea uewapeper epmmsored tisenty~four thirty:

. slaute progre=s over SMILE, Pinel, tarveted against

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Rerthern Ravana ond Katancas proviress en general entice
Casto thomss, sven breadcasta ten. cod ona kalf boura

daily over short and acdius wave,
¥e support a. Cuban eaile group producing a weakly

thirty atnats taps for OLetribetion te a nuxber of
Cazibbean basin stations, and a weekly (1feeon xtnute
tape for distribetion through 144% chawnela to Central |
and. South American stationa, At present aorea seventy
statlone participate in thig operation.

WAVE has assumed ecentect vole with local offices ef
Swaa and radie breadcaster Lula COMPE Aguero through
entoue,

Beginning Ul septacber, Lute CONTE Agnero began ohort

_ wave broadcasts ef rkirty ainutes dally on five free

quencies beaned to all Central and jouth aserica and
Caribbean bestu, ,

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.@. Marlting broadcasts | were cancelled for pariod for

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vessel caintererca.. An electronic engineer tag heen
hired ond eenstruction of TV intrusion equigeeut has
begun. This equi pzent will be vied on the nari¢ina —
broadcast and- ‘be-targeted against: the Uavana area.

£, ~ Cuban Freedom Cosmitics. funded and directed two:

hours. daily over WGBS, Miest, ond. ots bours daily
over SEMF,. Bay Nest. — co,

Leafloto/Pasphieea, Produsttea and dlstribueton threugh-

| 30 the Hester Neslephore by. Sources: »

*+ Saben-enile areas
1) DRE + 10,0¢0

2) cre = 15,000
3) FORD 20,000

b. WAVE printed 4,000 Grandes Mentizes (Rig Lies) ao firee |

of a verias,

Lerietioals

@ ae waokly navopaper! Two edittons, 40,560 By
reulation, . ° : :

db. Inforaatica vawoletter, weekly: Two editions, 4,540
cirevlation, ;

G. SAE Trinchora: One edition, 2,400 WH circulation,
d. APJ Bulletiat Tso edittoss, 16,€00 WH etreulation,
@. FAR Bulletin: One edition, 5,000 WH circulation,

€. FORD Bulletin: Ons edizien, 5,000 WH clreulation.

8 El Mundo, weekly newspaper: 3,090 pes weak tn Montnt-
Son Republic

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PEM pe id DEpL y rade tek CPchh 3)

Ss. T!
' hh, Rebkenia Libre, weekly eagazine of over 170, eco WH

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Re eent ere Seba Tbe an tie ws

eltrculation..
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fours and Trevel « Cuben Group Kepresantation

@. DRE. Tw teurs covering sraatl, Cruguey, Argentina,
and Chile,

“&, CFC. feo tours covering chile, Bolivie,. argentina,

Fera, Ecuador, Colewia ‘and Fanana,
@. farigus MUELTA, Tolute pedieal congreaa,

a Arrangenents are in process to send a owall vertety

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” troupe to tenieo for propaganda valaa. The por for=
cance 9111 be Filvzed on 15 wm for sebaoquent general
ase througieut Latin: Averica. .

@. Arrangeamts ware ‘nada wtih the State Dopartweat by
wn/4/secuciey. fer the faailltation af re-entry Lato

the Unlesed States of long-term Caban assetz dispatched

Qa. propaganda teurs of Cestral aad South Arex tes,

Ctber Activitios, Roadquartore rapresentative wer wtth.

Rojas Se Gantamariua, and discussed his plan for PUAUTOs |

_ project, i.c., eatabliament of phantom sella insids

Cuba through sedius ef propaganda chair letters, Yaad

quarters 19 studying the iden with a view to posatble

trialerun ona saail saale.

political Action Mekivity

1.

Cxt. A seating wag beld 9 septesber with br. Mire Cardenas

st wich tice be was advised by higher authority that our
CGovernasnt regards the C20 as the control poles of contact
jn ita dealing with the Cuban exile and oncersroud
activity. A basic adeiaterrative bedzet #ill bo alleeated,
@aé fc will he is the esishborheed of a million dollars
por yoar, All other allovattons of maney will be on the
basis of speaific projecta aulrsitted by the Counci! aad
approved by tan Untted Ftates, Thea Cuban Council gill
continea to broaden ita besa allowing entry of all subd-
stantial exile groupe not identified with Batiata or with

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Coumsnios, Groups vet willing ca serk with the Couctl
wili ba dealt with bilarerally (the unlted States and
the group. (evolved), but iv. Miro will Sa kheve toferseg
of these activities, Such information will be kept in
eho strictest secrecy by br. Miro and his apecialiy
eppeinted asaiatent. If this arrangement should Prove.
‘inaseure, such contacts will terainace, ALL provlens
atisies free Council activities will be discussed bemmen
-the C&C snd the Bureau of ANA of Stats Departaent. pr,

. Miro will maintain his contact with the Vhite House for

Cases Weerein ba considexe euch contact to be urgently
necassary. Lot Oo

2.-addtttona? Folitieal Develepnents, Afteaz high level

Valted states conuiceratioa and deeisien, Br, Miro waAS
-inforsed, at a meeting on 16 Septenter, that the respea-
sibility for the organisation ead pleas for eastle Cuban
jurists and Lseyars. vould Se hia, In addition, to bia
future funding “salaries” of the existing ALASAU oezgani@
Betion, $5,060 par aonth would te provided I<. Biro oar ;
hin destenee retreastiva m1 August to sumpect fr, Hire’
faction of lasyers. to whos he bas a leng utscding
comiteee. It wis eaphasised thar thia tracafer ef ;
Kespessthiliey muse ‘he accosplished hsrvmiously, without
edveras prass resection, oF Suppor? ef this work would be
witivirawn. Col. Yerdeli Jotmson was hired apd will be
pinced ip contact with Dr. Miro prior to l Cerober, fe
Will function ae the day-tceday cantace bhetugen Or. Biro
and this Ageucy and the imited States Cowernuent. If waa
wgda elesr to fr. Kirg that big desand for repponsibilizy
as exclusive sharmel to tha other profasslonal groups,
1.@., Stadente und stor, waa reflected. Re was told that
any proposals he odght wish te sake in the atedenc gnd
labor fields waulif ba welcowed as promoting haragay and
eventual aclty of Cubas exile antt-Castro elawents.

Faranilitary acetvizy
oeeeiaamtetnemmbasaanae ic aletre a eden ear ate

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a, Sighe vessais, four Agency sumed end four Cutan omed,
are available to auppore thie accivity. Sf the eight

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vepalrs during the period, fhe principal activity
during the porfod revolved around presaration and
aepport of operarion TlAga0, to bo tonlenented 16
Septeuber. : -

The Ll, BARBARS-2, ia now awaiting addtt‘onal
engineering acd alectrical work st the Jap Jden
drydock Company. Paley has been caused by: che Lack

of priority and tho induction of several ‘Ravy ehips

requiring argent. repairs.

Captain T2240 has spotted a coup lore crew fox the
BARPARS J and eraw nasap and blographic date have - -

‘been anbaitted to Meadguartera fur ¢leayar.ce, ;
‘Tie Cover and Cemoreial seat? fe engaged. tn prec.

viding for the ships ‘resistration, nae change, and
SOVGE michaniea te sllow for future fiméing and

. Cperation.

Ze bz snk Agtivities aod Developmen 3

8. There was 2 total of forty-tws 11 assate Javelved tn
m@ethuleles daring the poriod. inside Cuba there wre
. €8 agents, a Principal agent end @ ¥adio cporator.

tuternaily, there were. forty agent assets cenpessd of
thirty-five rx types and {ive radio eperators. .

Approval wag granted for tha psazage of RS-6 radio
GSax conplere wit: aignal plan, pada and crystals
date Cuba via AMELESS~3 channel Wiica atilixe a
foreign diplomatic courier, . ;
Approval was granted for the eoaduct. of operation
Ist, a exfiltratton oparation to be tapleomtes 22
Ga 9 Suptexber seven aNnare agents wero terminated —
leaving @ setal of thirty tn tho aToup.

The internal ra/wt eperaver ERAIGUF asing signal plan

BUTLOX roperte thee his gceep hap operating a
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‘Lihercad) on 40. wetor bsedé Zrom 1360 to 1313 locat |
,tira on Tussdays, Thuredeys and Saturdays. We are
attempting to varify this elate, and an announcement .
will be sade over Voice of Amarica as to the existence
| _ ‘Of the broadcasta. - .
zg. Rrstoing
A t4. train ‘elose of riod 15 gotent ter
"  @ _ Total puuder of agents trained: 19 |
&, Yoral ousar of agents in training; 26 7
a, sgente trained ia SY; 7 . a
. db. Agents, trained ie eradocrafts 4
“3, packnop

a aAgecte tratnod fo. agit/prop: 4

b. Agente in training in agit/prop: -2 (Includes two
‘af¥ radops.) ; .

C. Agente ready for training: 12

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ae Agents in trateing: iz

db. Type of training: Small boar bandliag, reception,
reeoanalesenca techniques,

?. . Comamisations = agent Tye

Meszages. WE: 15 cotal ~ 12 seceivad, 3 sent by WAVE.

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Havin, Winetesa ataff asents wate procousad at
Keadquartero and dispatcisd FCS te VALS bringing:
the totel of C3 persoanal te 23 at the eloso of
the partod, Tha ransvattca of naw offices at PAVE
ie cesglote, ee a

REN. New hea respomeibility for reisying all
tratfte to and trea -VAvE and crypto relay wosoonai«
bility fer all BASRA traffie, The office of Comumi~
Sations has recetvad theiz apgreved 7/0 for Rte4 and

' have comesacdd pirsaansi setions oa approximately
, &ifty porsonnel] assigned at this tnetallation, .

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=) te. Clea Lancy, @H/S/Legtstiaa, ta new at FIO

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for the purpoee ef adjusting tha. isventory
pending errangcazats te be sade to transfer sil
“Hi material held by Bro ee Sepply Rivietca,
‘OffLas of Legistioe,

2) The Plensing ztaff, Offices ef Logistics, has
| acted es coordinator {a matters pertaining ta
personnel, Zingnes, eever and security, tha
majority of waich k«ve been or will be astrled _

3) Fresent plans eontosplate the relasse of JINYTG
. &@ the Giftco of Logtatics an 1 Oexobor 1931,

ALL materiel et JHTIDE bas beer inveaterted end pre-
pared for shignant. Although tha iarendad earriax,
the ship JOZAH, arrived at EMTIBE on 3 Septenber,
loading was delayed dua to the prasesce of foreiga
shipping in ths area. if is anticipated that loading
will comsenca on or aboct 18 Septewber and will be
eseplared within four daya, . .

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“The transfer of MTG to tha Ofte of togtotigg

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@. JHEASI. A graft of a lease agremzsnt for tho DRARa
property has been prepared end forwarded to ths ower
ef the real eotate for final approval.

3. Finanga

@. Hnewora hava been recsived fren various sources re=
garding our queries for new Cubam pesos. Two sourcea.

are in ths precess of procuring pesos in the ssoent of os

$10,000 &.5, dollirve,

® The: funding for PIOUISE is in process, Mr. efi,
“Wa/46/Pinance, 1s at EAIS to establish a eocnareial
aeae of records for naintenanca by the field offica.

By Total FY 41962 ebligations through 13 Septendes for
Cebaa operations ara $4,875,993.60, Of this total, -
$1, 674,775.00 represents payzseta for the ealniénance
of tho O26 end payzants for dayendonte of the strike
fereca ‘through September. .

These is 4. epesial intelligence qmex this report, “Countere

to
‘revslotionary Activities ta Cuba," for tha peried 1-15 September,

faaued separately.

J. C. RIES
Chief,
Western Hemisphere Eivisica

phe Ait/4/P Langs, R.Dinsmurosbh (27 September 1961)

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